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Hugh Anderson

Motorcycle rider · 1966–1979 · from Ohinewai
5results
1wins
5podiums
1:45best Wigram lap (1966)
18clippings

Results

DateMeetingRacePosCarTimeSource
22 Jan 1966Wigram 1966N.Z. 250cc Motorcycle Airfield Championship2Suzuki 12522 Jan 1966, 22 Jan 1966 +3
22 Jan 1966Wigram 1966N.Z. 350cc Motorcycle Airfield Championship2Suzuki 12522 Jan 1966, 22 Jan 1966 +3
22 Jan 1966Wigram 1966N.Z. 500cc/Open Motorcycle Airfield Championship3Suzuki19:21.4522 Jan 1966, 22 Jan 1966 +3
22 Jan 1966Wigram 1966Gold Leaf Open Motorcycle Championship3Suzuki 12519:3722 Jan 1966, 22 Jan 1966 +3
28 Jan 1979Wigram 1979Classic motor-cycle race1Manx Norton300m lead29 Jan 1979

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueCarTimeSpeedWhatSource
22 Jan 1966WigramSuzuki 125136 mphtop speed · French Grand Prix (official timing down the straight)clipping
22 Jan 1966WigramSuzuki 125160 mphtop speed · Timed in Japan (machine capability)clipping
22 Jan 1966WigramSuzuki 12596 mphlap record · Isle of Man 125cc lap recordclipping
22 Jan 1966WigramSuzuki 1251:4579 mphfastest race lap · Wigram open eventclipping
22 Jan 1966WigramSuzuki 125120 mphtop speed · Wigram back straight, timed with the other twoclipping

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In the clippings (18)

President's messageMotor Racing Club president J. A. Brewer welcomes crowds and competitors to the twelfth International Lady Wigram…World champion made contest terrific racePreview of the motor-cycle events at the 1966 Wigram meeting, led by Hugh Anderson, multiple world champion, whose…Champion watches starterPhotos from the 1966 Wigram meeting preview: world champion motor-cyclist Hugh Anderson on his 80cc Suzuki with Miss…Motor-cycle stars for city eventsPreview of the two motor-cycle events at the 1966 Lady Wigram meeting, with a record entry: Hugh Anderson (Suzuki),…Exciting motor-cycle contestPreview of the two 25-mile NZ airfield championship motor-cycle races at the 1966 Wigram meeting, headlined by 125cc…New Zealand open airfield championships entry listEntry list for the motor-cycle events at the 1966 Wigram meeting (NZ 250cc, 350cc, 500cc and open airfield…BRM aces both win heats for Wigram TrophyOn a drizzly morning BRM drivers Richard Attwood and Jackie Stewart won their 11-lap preliminary heats for the 1966…BRM duo had it all to themselvesContinuation of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy report: Stewart beat Clark's 1965 race record by 35.2 seconds and BRM took…Stewart wins after rivals' crashJackie Stewart (V8 two-litre BRM) won the 101-mile 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy in a new race record of 1:03:44.1, with…Molloy wins three-man struggle on old machineGinger Molloy won the NZ 500cc and open airfield championships at Wigram after swapping his balky works Bultaco for…Molloy shows great style in Wigram racesGinger Molloy of Huntly, a little-known motor-cycling international home for a holiday, gave Wigram crowds two good…BRM team romps home, sets recordJackie Stewart and Dickie Attwood finished first and second in the 12th International Lady Wigram Trophy, both inside…16th International Lady Wigram Trophy race: driver notesShort previews of drivers for the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy: Graeme Lawrence in the ex-Amon Ferrari V6 (winner at…Motor-cycle recordAmerican rider Ron Grant, an Englishman who emigrated nine years earlier, proved too fast for New Zealand's best in…Lady Wigram Trophy race, final round 1979 Formula Pacific international seriesAdvert and programme for the 1979 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at RNZAF Station Wigram on 27-28 January, listing…Hailwood to ride A.J.S.Mike Hailwood was to ride a 7R A.J.S. in the historic motor-cycle race at Wigram in 1979, alongside Hugh Anderson, the…Wigram spectacular: that once-a-year dayProgramme preview for the 30th anniversary Lady Wigram Trophy race on 28 January 1979: Escort Sport, motor-cycle…Exciting race to McLachlanPaul McLachlan (Yamaha TZ750) won the nine-lap feature motor-cycle race at Wigram after swapping the lead with John…

From the reports

  • Hugh Anderson recovered from twentieth place after a first-lap spill in the wet at the hairpin to finish close to Neville Landreth in the Senior TT at Pukekohe in January 1966. (18 Jan 1966)
  • Hugh Anderson won the world 50cc and 125cc titles twice each by the end of 1965 and was NZ's only reigning world champion in sport. (19 Jan 1966)
  • Anderson's 125cc Suzuki set the Isle of Man 125cc lap record at 96 mph and produced about 35 bhp, weighing only 190 lb. (19 Jan 1966)
  • At Pukekohe in January 1966 Anderson fell on lap one in the NZ senior TT, rose from twentieth and finished just seconds behind winner Landreth. (19 Jan 1966)
  • Ginger Molloy won the Gold Leaf open motor-cycle event at Wigram in January 1966 by a length from Neville Landreth, while Hugh Anderson's small Suzuki finished third. (22 Jan 1966)
  • The photo-electric timing on the back straight at Wigram clocked the Molloy, Landreth and Anderson group at just under 120 mph in January 1966. (24 Jan 1966)
  • Hugh Anderson rode a works Suzuki on loan and could not push it past certain revs. (24 Jan 1966)
  • Hugh Anderson won world 50 and 125cc championships in 1963 and 1965 (50cc in 1964, 125cc in 1963 and 1965). (25 Jan 1979)
  • Hugh Anderson led the 1979 Wigram classic motor-cycle race from start to finish on a Manx Norton, pulling out about 300m on the field. (29 Jan 1979)

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